Youth Education – Stiftung wannseeFORUM

Our Profil

Our unique profile consists of a combination of political and cultural youth education.Our seminars are structured to help youth develop the democratic self-confidence that they can use in their ever day lives. We help convey strategies of action for use in daily politics to which young people are open.From the start, it is our goal to help youth take part in the decision-making process within their political, social, and public surroundings.

Dance, theatre, film, photography, new media, and music are not just the means to these ends, but also help to provide opportunities for action. On top of this, everyone enjoys the chance to express themselves artistically and individually.

It is especially helpful to be able to offer our challenging seminars amidst the secluded settings of our beautiful house on Lake Pohlesee. Along with the exclusive atmosphere, we offer a wide array of activities and excellent cuisine.

Seminars

Further information on current seminars can be found on the Seminar offers page.

Fields of Work

Ohne die Teilhabe der Bürger*innen an gesellschaftlichen Prozessen ist Demokratie nicht zu verwirklichen. Auf Grund dessen ist insbesondere im Fachbereich Politische Bildung der Partizipationsgedanke fest verankert und spiegelt sich in den Themen und Methoden der Seminare wider. Hier werden Beteiligungsanlässe diskutiert sowie Grundlagen und Methoden der Mitbestimmung eingeübt.

Civic Education

Democracy cannot be realized without the participation of citizens in social processes. For this reason, the idea of participation is firmly anchored in the political education department in particular and is reflected in the topics and methods of the seminars. Here, participation events are discussed and the principles and methods of co-determination are practiced. Seminars for student representatives and student sponsors are an integral part of the program. There are also seminars on intensively dealing with socio-political issues.

Wir fördern Mut zu Phantasie und Kreativität. Kulturelle Bildung im wannseeFORUM bietet Raum für eine intensive und vielseitige Auseinandersetzung mit den Künsten: im Tun, Wahrnehmen und Nachdenken. An der Seite erfahrener Künstler*innen erleben junge Menschen in unseren Seminaren die ganze Bandbreite kreativen Arbeitens, von der Idee bis zur öffentlichen Präsentation. Beim Musikmachen, auf der Bühne oder im Fotolabor erwerben die Teilnehmenden grundlegende künstlerische Fertigkeiten. Teamgeist, gegenseitiger Respekt und Kritikfähigkeit werden hier erprobt.

Cultural Education

We encourage courage to use imagination and creativity. Cultural education in the wannseeFORUM offers space for an intensive and varied examination of the arts: in doing, perceiving and thinking. In our seminars, young people experience the whole range of creative work alongside experienced artists, from the idea to public presentation. The participants acquire basic artistic skills while making music, on stage or in the photo laboratory. Team spirit, mutual respect and the ability to accept criticism are put to the test here.

Neu sind sie eigentlich nicht mehr. Die digitale Vernetzung durchdringt längst unseren Alltag und verändert unsere Gesellschaft. Neue Chancen und neue Risiken ergeben sich durch die Mitgestaltung und Nutzung. Sich im Dschungel der digitalen Medienwelt auszukennen und dort mitzubestimmen, ist das Ziel vieler unserer Seminare und Workshops. Wir verbinden dabei die Medienerfahrungen der Teilnehmenden mit Recherchen, Diskussionen und praktischen Medienproduktionen zu brisanten Themen der globalisierten Netzwelt.

New Media

They are no longer new. Digital networking has long permeated our everyday lives and is changing our society. New chances and risks result from co-creation and use. Knowing your way around the jungle of the digital media world and being able to participate there is the goal of many of our seminars and workshops.

We combine the media experiences of the participants with research, discussions and practical media productions on explosive topics and questions of digital participation.

Regelmäßig veranstalten wir internationale Seminare und Jugendbegegnungen. Junge Menschen aus aller Welt treffen sich in unserem Haus, um gemeinsam künstlerische Projekte zu gestalten. Dabei erleben sie die Künste als Mittel transkultureller Verständigung und gegenseitiger Bereicherung. In der gemeinsamen Auseinandersetzung mit dem jeweiligen gesellschaftspolitischen Thema begegnen die Teilnehmenden ungewohnte Sichtweisen und erweitern ihren Horizont.

International Encounters

We regularly organize international seminars and youth meetings. Young people from all over the world meet in our house to create artistic projects together.

They experience the arts as a means of transcultural understanding and mutual enrichment. In the joint examination of the respective socio-political topic, the participants encounter unusual perspectives and broaden their horizons.

Seminar Formats

Our seminars are held over several days and include group learning as well as shared leisure activities and overnight accommodation during the seminar week.
This ensures intensive learning processes and experiences.

Most seminars last five days (Monday to Friday), some are longer (e.g. international seminars) or shorter (e.g. at the weekend).

The topics and methods used in the seminars vary depending on the subject area. We organise interdisciplinary learning through artistic, journalistic and practical media activities according to the workshop principle

During school term time, wannseeFORUM cooperates with schools, training centres and organisations providing voluntary services and other independent organisations, and during the holidays with various cooperation partners at local, national or international level.

We are also pleased to develop new seminar formats with co-operation partners in line with our youth education profile.
If you are interested, simply contact the educational team.

For all seminars and seminar participants

whether in-house projects or guests
the Respect Charter is the basis for good co-operation.

In our seminar formats, we mainly work with the workshop principle.
For the most part, the discussion of the relevant topic takes place in parallel workshop groups of eight to ten participants.
In these small groups, the young people research, discuss and produce together on the main topic from different perspectives.

The workshops are led by experienced artists and media professionals who support the participants in choosing and discussing their own main topics. In an intensive working process, the young people work together to develop ideas, insights and positions and create their own media products that present the perspectives they have gained in a way that others can understand.

At the end of the seminar, these results are presented to the public in a presentation and some are published on the Internet. The range of different media approaches for dealing with the content includes theatre, music, dance, comics, analogue black and white photography, audio, coding and other workshops.

Seminar results in English